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Article: Clark: Third isa victory General counting on Southern roots
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- January 28, 2004
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BEDFORD - Wesley Clark's supporters claimed victory at 9:15 p.m.
last night, the first time the incoming results showed Clark at third
place and not fourth.
Clark echoed that sentiment when he showed a half-hour later.
"Four months ago we came into New Hampshire as one of the elite
eight," Clark said of the early field of Democrats. "Tonight we leave
New Hampshire as one of the final four."
At deadline, Clark was in third place, behind Sen. John Kerry and
former Vermont governor Howard Dean. He congratulated his rivals.
Clark, 59, also thanked his volunteers last night for coming to
his aid after he entered the race nearly nine months behind his
rivals. "We had no money, no staff and no ...